With the holidays just around the corner, they said long lines are getting even longer. Some food banks are seeing double the number of people they usually see.

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Sonya Warwick with Roadrunner Food Bank told Action 7 News her organization is seeing more people looking for first-time food assistance than it has ever seen in 30 years.

At Storehouse Food Bank on Broadway Boulevard, dozens of people lined up looking for Thanksgiving dinner donations. The food bank handed out free turkeys over the weekend, but found itself shorthanded throughout the week leading up to Thanksgiving.

Food banks are blaming high gas prices, severe drought and a bad economy for all of the shortages.

Now, they're asking that people increase their generosity and donate even more.